Joined by Astral Kompakt, Nadja, Tungsind and Piece on various dates, Sludge Doom duo Grin have plotted a course across Europe that will take them to Tapedeck Music Fest in Germany in April. Before that The Lasting Dose Records will have released their next album, which is currently slated for a January 2027 grand unveiling with
Having previously graced stages at both Slam Dunk and Bloodstock Open Air Festivals, Post-Hardcore quartet Ruled By Raptors are set to make a timely return to Jurassic Park. They’ve dropped new single “Algebra (I’m On A Rage)” which is one of eight set to appear on their next album “A Shadow That Never Moves” on
Following “Shadowlife” out of the gates is “Gleam in the Black“, a portrait in Finnish melancholy from Insomnium. Both tracks capture the bands signature sound, blending the heavy with haunting melodic touches as the band descent into darkness and the shadowy realms beyond. Century Media have locked in a 16th October release date for their
Ahead of the release of their EP “IX” on 31st July York based Alternative Metal duo Garrow Hill have shared a music video for the title track, it’s combination of stark, unsettling imagery and driving rhythms are said to capture the sense of tension and unease that runs through the veins of the record as
Sludge Doom duo Grin have shared the first of a run of singles in “Fuller” that they promise, hand on heart, will lead us to the temptation of their next album. That is tentatively slated for a January 2027 release via The Lasting Dose Records, built on a foundation of thick bass tones, slow-burning weight
Graphics by Fyhan Hossain are bound to a music video for “Kleos” by Sense Of Fear, a cut which appears on the bands new album “Infernal Decay“. One of the oldest surviving forces in Greek Heavy Metal, the band have been toiling in the tar pits since 1998, adding Thrash elements to time honoured traditions.
While guitarist Rob Arnold restores one of his original ESP basses, Chimaira four stringer Jim LaMarca talks about the bands early years, including the “Split” music video, tour stories, vintage gear and more. Who knew listening to a couple of legends talk about days gone by while fixing up some gear could be so cool?
Once appearances at Bloodstock Open Air, Summer Breeze and Reload Festival have concluded, London Crossover Thrash crew Inhuman Nature will recharge before heading out once more with State Power and Ninth Realm. The band, who gave us album “Greater Than Death” in March 2025, continue to be an adrenaline junky leisure activity so be warned,
Taking inspiration from the bleak, atmospheric tone of Scandinavian crime fiction, the genre widely known as Nordic Noir, a music video for “Yra / Extas” has emerged from Wormwood. It follows a single mother living on the fringes of society as she confronts her inner demons, self‑destructive impulses, and downward spiral toward the absolute abyss
Having brought Technical Death Metal to the masses as Bloodstock, Tech-Fest and Mammothfest over the past thirteen years, not to mention opening for such household names as Decapitated, The Black Dahlia Murder and Suffocation, the reputation of Bristol natives Embodiment precedes them. It has been six long years since the events of their sophomore album
